Coin Collecting News
After breaking a record for monthly sales in the previous month, sales of the United States Mint’s American Silver Eagle bullion coins cooled, although levels remain significantly higher than the year ago period. The 2011 American Gold Eagle bullion coins were offered in fractional weights for the first time. During February 2011, the US Mint [...]
During January 2011, the United States Mint recorded their highest ever monthly sales of the American Silver Eagle. The total sales of 6,422,000 of the one ounce silver bullion coins broke the previous record set in November of last year by more than 2 million ounces. The record breaking sales come during a month when [...]
United States Mint bullion sales experienced somewhat of a slow down for the month of December 2010. As measured in ounces, the monthly totals for American Gold and Silver Eagles were the lowest of the year. Nonetheless, the annual total for Silver Eagles represented a new all time record high. During the month the America [...]
During the month of November 2010, the United States Mint’s American Silver Eagle bullion offering moved further into record territory for annual sales and broke a record for monthly sales. The American Gold Eagle saw an increase from the previous month, but annual sales remain well below record levels and probably will not surpass last [...]
Sales of the United States Mint’s gold and silver bullion coins rose in the latest month. The American Silver Eagle rebounded strongly from the previous month, when the lowest monthly sales total of the year was recorded. American Gold Eagles marked their second consecutive monthly sales increase. The stronger bullion coin sales took place against [...]
As gold and silver prices have soared, demand for the United States Mint precious metal bullion coins has fallen from the peaks reached earlier in the year. During September 2010, sales of the American Silver Eagle fell to their lowest monthly level of the year. Sales of the American Gold Eagle more than doubled from [...]
Demand for United States Mint gold and silver bullion coins fell dramatically during August 2010. Silver Eagles dropped to their second lowest monthly total of the year, while Gold Eagles collapsed to the lowest monthly sales level in more than two years. Meanwhile, the US Mint has confirmed that 2010 Proof Gold Eagles are currently [...]
For the month of July 2010, overall sales of the United States Mint’s gold and silver bullion coins continued at the recent elevated levels. On an individual basis, the product mix for gold bullion did undergo a significant shift towards one ounce coins following last month’s initial strong demand for fractional weight coins. During the [...]
Demand for the United States Mint’s gold and silver bullion coins remained at elevated levels, although sales did back down from the near record amounts achieved in the prior month. During the month, the US Mint had six bullion coin options available. This included the 22 karat American Gold Eagle coins offered in one ounce, [...]
There was a surge in demand for the United States Mint’s bullion coin offerings in May 2010, as mounting uncertainties caused a renewed interest in physical precious metals. The US Mint recorded the highest monthly sales totals for the one ounce American Gold Eagle since 1999 and the highest monthly sales of the American Silver [...]
